Samia A. Halaby

Palestinian | 1936

Samia A. Halaby is a Palestinian Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1936. Her work is currently being shown at Tate Modern in London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Mudam Luxembourg have featured Samia A. Halaby's work in the past.Samia A. Halaby's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 40 USD to 528,099 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2006 the record price for this artist at auction is 528,099 USD for Mediterranean #279, sold at Christie's Online in 2020. Samia A. Halaby has been featured in articles for Art in America, Hyperallergic and Studio International. The most recent article is Lightmachines, Digital Realities and the Art of Technological Nostalgia at Tate Modern written for Observer in January 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Samia Halaby

At Auction

Notable Lots

Wind in the Sun on Earth in Early Winter (No.377) - Samia A. Halaby

Wind in the Sun on Earth in Early Winter (No.377) ,1982

By Samia A. Halaby

+151%

above mid-estimate

Tiger's Eye in Late Winter - Samia A. Halaby

Tiger's Eye in Late Winter ,1978

By Samia A. Halaby

+216%

above mid-estimate

Green and Earth ,2014

By Samia A. Halaby

+114%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Blue Trap (in a Railroad Station - Samia A. Halaby

Blue Trap (in a Railroad Station ,1977

By Samia A. Halaby

+119%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Riyadh

New York ,1978

By Samia A. Halaby

+76%

above mid-estimate

Christie's London

Half Night ,1976

By Samia A. Halaby

+177%

above mid-estimate

Christie's London

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Current Exhibitions

Electric Dreams: Art And Technology Before The Internet

Tate Modern

Bankside | London | UK

Nov 28,2024 - Jun 01,2025

Past Exhibitions

Radical Software. Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991

Mudam Luxembourg

Luxembourg | Luxembourg

Sep 20,2024 - Feb 02,2025

Art of Palestine: from the river to the sea

P21 Gallery

Fitzrovia | London | UK

Sep 27,2024 - Jan 31,2025

VIEW 39 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Origins in Diriyah: A New Beginning for Sotheby’s and Saudi Arabia

MutualArt 18/02/2025

Sotheby’s held its first Saudi auction in Diriyah, selling $17.3M worth of art, setting records for Arab artists, and expanding its presence in the region

Lightmachines, Digital Realities and the Art of Technological Nostalgia at Tate Modern

Observer 10/01/2025

“Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet” satisfies our indefatigable desire to look back toward simpler times that were typically anything but.